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NewsMail Morning Edition Tue 12 May, 2015 Top Stories More Top Stories » Small businesses to benefit from tax cuts in budget By political reporter Louise Yaxley Today's budget will deliver the promised tax cut for small business as well as doing more to push people into jobs as the Government looks to release a more popular budget. More » EU urges UN to back efforts to save migrant lives WADA to appeal AFL anti-doping tribunal's Essendon verdict Psychologist made 11yo 'dress up, perform oral sex' as asthma treatment, inquiry told Sea level rising faster in past 20 years than in entire 20th century: study Al Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy sues own channel David Miliband criticises brother Ed's British election bid Breaking Bad ransomware targets Australia Sir Richard Branson under fire over Great Barrier Reef blog post Cyclists 'stalked', police say, as they investigate fatal hit-and-run More Analysis » An analogue budget meets the digital world The Government's pre-budget announcement of "tax integrity measures" include cracking down on multinationals shifting their profits, and trying to introduce a "Netflix tax" on digital downloads. These measures may be an attempt to sound fair, but that doesn't mean they're suitable in this modern era. The Government is trying to shoehorn national taxes better suited for an analogue era into the age of digital globalisation. More » Budget 2015: how does the Government's new childcare package stack up? Maurice Newman v the UN: logic behind the crazy Government rolls dice on 'Labor-lite' budget Budget 2015: see through the smoke screens UK election: As England marches to the right, Scotland surges to the left What the UK election results mean for Australia Domestic violence and the media: maintaining the veil of silence and secrecy Where Tesla leads, Australia is reluctant to follow Good on Mike Baird for cleaning up the ICAC mess Just In More Just In » Nano memory brings bionic brain one step closer By Jessica Kidd Australian scientists are one step closer to creating a bionic brain after developing a nano memory which is capable of storing information in the same way as their biological counterpart. More » 30 charged with terrorism after Macedonia clashes Goal-line technology helps Swansea to 1-0 win over Arsenal Take the world's hardest budget quiz Britain's Farage stays UKIP leader after resignation U-turn Pietersen sends England a message with unbeaten 326 for Surrey Hundreds of refugees arrive in Malaysia and Indonesia after Thai crackdown WADA to appeal AFL anti-doping tribunal's Essendon verdict Promise tracker: Where does the Government stand ahead of the 2015 budget? EU urges UN to back efforts to save migrant lives World More World » 30 charged with terrorism after Macedonia clashes Macedonian prosecutors charge 30 people with terrorism after a shootout in the northern town of Kumanovo left 22 dead, including eight police officers. More » Britain's Farage stays UKIP leader after resignation U-turn Hundreds of refugees arrive in Malaysia and Indonesia after Thai crackdown EU urges UN to back efforts to save migrant lives Tourists in court over nude photos at Cambodia's Angkor complex David Miliband criticises brother Ed's British election bid Business More Business » Hockey outlines plans for tax avoidance crackdown, Netflix tax By political reporter Eliza Borrello Treasurer Joe Hockey reveals details of his multinational tax avoidance crackdown and a plan to force companies selling digital products to charge the GST. More » Banks fear deposit tax will be introduced in federal budget Share market closes flat as investors wait for budget Business confidence steady ahead of federal budget Nine things to watch out for come budget night Budget 2015: What we know so far Petrol price gap between city and country closes: ACCC Coles refunds millions of dollars to suppliers over ACCC case Politics More Politics » David Miliband criticises brother Ed's British election bid David Miliband criticises his brother Ed's British election campaign, while ruling himself out as a candidate to take over as Labour leader. More » Small businesses to benefit from tax cuts in budget Cameron claims mandate for 'tough' EU renegotiation Remote villagers in Nepal helpless after earthquake: hiker NT unlikely to house nuclear waste dump Sport More Sport » WADA to appeal AFL anti-doping tribunal's Essendon verdict WADA has announced it will appeal the AFL anti-doping tribunal's not guilty verdict regarding 34 past and present Essendon players. More » Matthews wins stage to consolidate Giro lead, Pozzovivo falls badly Phoenix's Burns wins A-League's Johnny Warren Medal Goal-line technology helps Swansea to 1-0 win over Arsenal Rabbitohs end losing streak with win over Dragons Pietersen sends England a message with unbeaten 326 for Surrey 'Knuckles' Connolly confident he can help Reds revival Malthouse supported by Murphy, Gibbs as pressure mounts Hurrell faces three-match ban for kneeing incident Police interview Alastair Clarkson over Power push Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Nano memory brings bionic brain one step closer By Jessica Kidd Australian scientists are one step closer to creating a bionic brain after developing a nano memory which is capable of storing information in the same way as their biological counterpart. More » Brad Haddin helps scientists in search for better cricket bat Germany's Daimler unveils world's first self-driving truck SpaceX tests escape feature on Dragon spacecraft Out-of-control space cargo ship to burn up in atmosphere Environment More Environment » Government outlines travel costs to lobby for Barrier Reef By national environment reporter Jake Sturmer Government ministers and bureaucrats spend more than $100,000 visiting and lobbying almost all of the World Heritage Committee to convince them not to declare the Great Barrier Reef in danger. More » Renewed hopes Natural Sequence Farming methods to continue Government, Opposition reach 'in-principle' RET deal Cabinet agrees to cut Renewable Energy Target to compromise figure Newly elected Greens co-deputy opposed to increasing fuel taxes About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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